Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41-M LX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0)

31specifications compared
16differ
15identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5G41-M LX:Intel
- GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0):AMD
Processor socket
- P5G41-M LX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0):Socket AM3
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5G41-M LX:2
- GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5G41-M LX:4
- GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0):8
HDMI ports quantity
- P5G41-M LX:0
- GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0):1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5G41-M LX:0
- GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0):1
Networking features
- P5G41-M LX:Fast Ethernet
- GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0):10/100/1000 Mbit
Audio chip
- P5G41-M LX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0):Realtek ALC888B

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Comparison of P5G41-M LX, GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0)
51 specifications	A ASUS P5G41-M LX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78LMT-S2H (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0	1.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM)
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 100	SATA
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	IDE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

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